'The Mindy Project' (FOX)

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It may indeed be a "project," still finding its way after a half-dozen episodes, but this fast-paced and ingratiating romp has been dubbed by some critics "the best new comedy of the season." Created by and starring Mindy Kaling ("The Office"), it's set in a medical practice where physician Mindy spars with her co-workers (including the wryly reliable Chris Messina, left, as Dr. Danny Castellano) as she struggles to keep the listing ship of her love life afloat. Assessment: "It's actually more revolutionary than 'Girls,'" says McNamara. "Because here's this brown-skinned, oversize woman playing it like she's a sex goddess. She's an interesting mix of arrogance and insecurity, and she's pulling it off on network television, as opposed to HBO, which gives you all this freedom."

It may indeed be a "project," still finding its way after a half-dozen episodes, but this fast-paced and ingratiating romp has been dubbed by some critics "the best new comedy of the season." Created by and starring Mindy Kaling ("The Office"), it's set in a medical practice where physician Mindy spars with her co-workers (including the wryly reliable Chris Messina, left, as Dr. Danny Castellano) as she struggles to keep the listing ship of her love life afloat. Assessment: "It's actually more revolutionary than 'Girls,'" says McNamara. "Because here's this brown-skinned, oversize woman playing it like she's a sex goddess. She's an interesting mix of arrogance and insecurity, and she's pulling it off on network television, as opposed to HBO, which gives you all this freedom." (Beth Dubber / FOX)

It may indeed be a "project," still finding its way after a half-dozen episodes, but this fast-paced and ingratiating romp has been dubbed by some critics "the best new comedy of the season." Created by and starring Mindy Kaling ("The Office"), it's set in a medical practice where physician Mindy spars with her co-workers (including the wryly reliable Chris Messina, left, as Dr. Danny Castellano) as she struggles to keep the listing ship of her love life afloat. Assessment: "It's actually more revolutionary than 'Girls,'" says McNamara. "Because here's this brown-skinned, oversize woman playing it like she's a sex goddess. She's an interesting mix of arrogance and insecurity, and she's pulling it off on network television, as opposed to HBO, which gives you all this freedom."